lothianjavert Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Sully's corn makes me want to . Hulling it gives him great relief, but it always comes back, and it seems to come back so darned quickly!! It needs to be hulled on just about a monthly basis! I understand why it hurts too, the darned thing is as hard as a rock-- it must feel like walking with a big, sharp pebble in your shoe. OUCH! It's just so frustrating! I hate seeing him limp, and he doesn't like getting it hulled (and it has to be done often), but I'm not sure surgery is worth it, since often they just come right back. Quote In vino veritasRachael with Rook, missing Sully, Sebau, and Diesel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sknydog Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 I just hulled Go's last week and it is already back! His grows so fast and has to be hulled so often that my vet sold me a hulling tool (which is essentially a dental instrument) so I do it myself now. I hate their isn't SOMETHING to cure corns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burpdog Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Depending on the dog, you can pop it out yourself with your fingernail. I did Rob Roy's (corns on 3 feet) by myself. Mahogany, however, needs to go to the vet and be sedated because she is a screamer and goes into a full blown panic attack. The rate it comes back differs. I wish my vet had a laser! Soften it with bag balm. Quote Diane & The Senior Gang Burpdog Biscuits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovinggreysslp Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 I took Diane's suggestion and hulled Train's corn myself with my thumb nail. What a difference it made! Its been at least a couple months now since I had to do that and knock on wood, no limping. Quote Cosmo (Fuzz Face Cosmos), Holmes (He's a Dream), Boomer (USS Baby Boomer), Ella and missing our angels Clay (Red Clay), Train (Nite Train), Trip (Bock's Teddy Bear),Larry (Bohemian Frigid) and Jimmy (Bohemian Raw) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbotaina Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Turbo's was coming back about every three weeks, but he hasn't limped or needed his tramadol or boot since...September, I think. It did come back, but didn't seem painful - Dr. K. hulled it anyway while he was under for his dental in January. He's been limping a little, but I think that's from a coursing line burn on the same foot. He moved really well for me this morning Quote Meredith with Heyokha (HUS Me Teddy) and Crow (Mike Milbury). Missing Turbo (Sendahl Boss), Pancho, JoJo, and "Fat Stacks" Juana, the psycho kitty. Canku wakan kin manipi."Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." - Voltaire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batmom Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Zema's had to be done @ every 3 weeks. Not a big deal as my vet is close, walk-in, and only charged a couple $ to do it. When she was under for her last dental, vet hulled them again and just touched the hulled surfaces with the laser; they didn't come back for NINE MONTHS. I have had them hulled once since then and no repeat yet. Quote Star aka Starz Ovation (Ronco x Oneco Maggie*, litter #48538), Coco aka Low Key (Kiowa Mon Manny x Party Hardy, litter # 59881), and mom in IllinoisWe miss Reko Batman (Trouper Zeke x Marque Louisiana), 11/15/95-6/29/06, Rocco the thistledown whippet, 04/29/93-10/14/08, Reko Zema (Mo Kick x Reko Princess), 8/16/98-4/18/10, the most beautiful girl in the whole USA, my good egg Joseph aka Won by a Nose (Oneco Cufflink x Buy Back), 09/22/2003-03/01/2013, and our gentle sweet Gidget (Digitizer, Dodgem by Design x Sobe Mulberry), 1/29/2006-11/22/2014, gone much too soon. Never forgetting CJC's Buckshot, 1/2/07-10/25/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inugrey Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 So were you able to find a vet near you to do this? Inu just had his hulled while under for a dental and the rate of return has been much slower this time. I wonder if the vet was never able to get the whole sucker out because Inu kept pulling away? Does Sully fight the procedure a bit? Quote Colleen with Covey (Admirals Cove) and Rally (greyhound puppy)Missing my beloved boy INU (CJ Whistlindixie) my sweetest princess SALEM (CJ Little Dixie) and my baby girl ZOE (LR's Tara) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phall Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 I hate corns! My 12 year old has one and it cycles around from being not painful to being very sore. His grows back very quickly - within 2-3 weeks. For those of you who have been able to remove the corn yourself with your fingernail, what did you do about the "thread" that often keeps it attached to the pad? Did you just pull the corn out or did you snip the "thread"? Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greytbookert Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Have you tried using Abreva after you have hulled? I tried it with Sahra and found that the frequency of the corn's return is somewhat diminished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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